Fast track selection ................................................................... 26
PAUSE function ......................................................................... 26
TRACK SCAN function .......................................................... 26
TRACK REPEAT function ...................................................... 27
RANDOM function .................................................................. 27
TPM function .............................................................................. 27
MP3 CD PLAYER ..................................................................... 28
Introduction ............................................................................... 28
MP3 mode .................................................................................. 28
Reading MP3 CD ...................................................................... 28
Track playing mode .................................................................. 29
DISP function .............................................................................. 29
Folder structure ........................................................................ 30
Selecting next/previous folder ............................................... 30
REPEAT FOLDER function .................................................... 31
RANDOM function .................................................................. 31
Folder number and name displaying .................................... 31
Track selection .......................................................................... 32
Fast track selection ................................................................... 32
NAME SCROLL function ........................................................ 32
CD CHANGER ......................................................................... 33
Introduction ............................................................................... 33
Selecting the CD Changer ...................................................... 33
Possible error messages .......................................................... 33
Operation ................................................................................... 33
Selecting a CD ........................................................................... 34
Track selection .......................................................................... 34
Fast forward/backward ............................................................ 34SCAN function .......................................................................... 34
PAUSE function ......................................................................... 35
TRACK REPEAT function ...................................................... 35
RANDOM function .................................................................. 35
Stopping CD playing ................................................................. 35
SECRET CODING ................................................................... 36
Entering the secret code of the radio ................................. 36
Waiting times ............................................................................. 36
Entering the secret code of the CD Changer ................... 37
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INTRODUCTION
RADIO
PTY FUNCTION
(selecting a type of programme)
Several radio station offer the programme
type service (PTY) within the FM band
(FM1, FM2, FM3). For example, stations
broadcasting info/news will display as PTY
code the message “NEWS”.
The PTY function activates a seek filter
that tunes only stations broadcasting pro-
grammes with the preselected PTY code
(e.g.: “POP”).
To turn on the PTY function, keep button
AF
PTYpressed.
The programme types offered by a radio
station may vary according to the pro-
gramme:
NEWS News and magazine
AFFAIRS Politics and
news
INFO Special information
programmes
SPORT Sport
programmes
EDUCATE Educational
programmes
DRAMA Radio dramas
and literature
CULTURE Culture, church
and religion
SCIENCE ScienceVARIED Variety
POP M Pop music
(hits)
ROCK M Rock music
EASY M Easy music
LIGHT M Light classic
music
CLASSICS Classic music
OTHER M Other types of music
(e.g. folklore)
WEATHER Weather report
FINANCE Finance news
CHILDRENChild’s programmes
SOCIAL Social information
RELIGIONReligion and philoso-
phy
PHONE INListener’s calls (other
than “
PHONE IN” func-
tion active only with
hands-free kit connec-
tion for mobile phone)
TRAVEL Tourist’s
informationLEISURE Free time and hobbies
JAZZ Jazz
COUNTRY Country music
NATION M National
broadcasting
OLDIES Golden Oldies
FOLK M Folk music
DOCUMENT Special reports
PTY automatic seek
To select a PTY through automatic seek,
select the required type of programme
from the list stored and then start auto-
matic seek. Procedure is described in next
paragraphs.
PTY function reactivation
Press button AF
PTYfor over 2 seconds.
The last programme type selected (e.g.
“POP”) will then be displayed.
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RADIO
PTY setting
Press button AF
PTYfor over 2 seconds to
display the PTY code of the current sta-
tion. Select the required code by turning
the button/knob ON/OFF and then press
button Èor Íto start automatic seek-
ing of stations with the PTY code select-
ed. Automatic seek will stop automatical-
ly to the next station broadcasting the PTY
programme selected. The type of pro-
gramme will be displayed (e.g. “POP”) with
the word “PTY” flashing.
IMPORTANT If no station is broadcasting
the selected PTY, the last station will be
tuned and the PTY function is aborted.
PTY function deactivation
After entering the PTY mode, if no oper-
ation is performed within 10 seconds, the
radio returns to the mode active before
pressing the AF
PTYbutton and it will store
the last PTY code selected. MENU
MENU
RDSbutton options
To activate the Menu, press briefly the
button MENU
RDS.
In this way you open the first level Menu.
To open the second level menu keep the
MENU
RDSbutton pressed for over 2 sec-
onds.
To scroll the Menu options press repeat-
edly the MENU
RDSbutton.
First levelMenu options are the follow-
ing:
1 MANUAL TUNING SEEK on/off
2 CD Compression
3 Confirmation beep (BEEP)
4 Tuning sensitivity adjustment (SENS
DX/LO)
5 News programmes on/off (NEWS)
6 Automatic volume adjustment with car
speed (SVC)
7 Traffic announcements tuning (EON
TA)
8 Loudness on/off (LOUD- NESS)
9 CD naming (CD NAMING) (only in CD
Changer mode);
10 CD naming/track selection (TPM =
Track Program Memory)
Press buttons Èor Íto activate/deacti-
vate the function selected.Second levelMenu options are the fol-
lowing:
1 Time display of the current RDS station
(if available)
2 “Audio distortion clipper” on/off (AU-
DIO CLIP DETECT)
3 Max volume setting at switching on
(MAX VOLUME)
4 Telephone volume adjustment (PHONE)
5 AUTO setting selection which enables
to set radio turning on/off depending on
car ignition/switching off.
Use the button/knob ON/OFF to turn
on/off the function selected.
NOTE Each time you pass to next setting,
the previous one will be stored.
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RADIO
5 - NEWS (new programmes on/off)
This function is similar to the TA function:
with FM station tuned and NEWS function
active if a news bulletin is broadcast, the
sound system will:
– set the same volume as for TA function,
if TUNER (Radio) is on;
– switch the current audio source (CD or
CD Changer) to TUNER (Radio) and set
the same volume as for TA function.
It is necessary that in TUNER mode (Ra-
dio), the radio is tuned to a FM station
broadcasting the NEWS code.
Use buttons Èor Íto turn this function
on/off.
The display will show the current function
condition:
– “NEWS: ON” = function on
– “NEWS: OFF” = function off6 - SVC (automatic volume
adjustment with car speed)
The SVC function makes it possible to au-
tomatically adapt the volume level to the
speed of the car, increasing it as the speed
increases to maintain the ratio with the
noise level inside the passenger compart-
ment.
Press Èor Íto change the SVC setting,
from OFF to the gain level (1 to 7) se-
lected. High gain level values correspond
to high volume levels when the car speed
increases.
The display will show the current function
condition:
– “SPEED VOLUME OFF” = function off
– “SPEED VOLUME: +3” = function on
and gain level set.7 - EON TA DX/LO (traffic
announcements tuning sensitivity)
This function enables to change the re-
ception sensitivity of radio stations broad-
casting traffic announcements.
Use buttons Èor Íto turn this function
on/off.
The display will show the current function
condition:
– “TRAFFIC: LOCAL” = low sensitivity
– “TRAFFIC: DISTANT” = high sensitivi-
ty
8 - LOUDNESS (loudness on/off)
The Loudness function improves the
sound volume when listening at low lev-
el, increasing the basses and trebles.
Use buttons Èor Íto turn this function
on/off.
The display will show the current function
condition:
– “LOUDNESS: ON” = loudness on
– “LOUDNESS: OFF” = loudness off
ENTERING THE SECRET CODE
OF THE RADIO
Entry of the secret code is required to al-
low the sound system to work after the
first connection to the car electric system
different from the original one.
Connecting the radio to the car power
supply, the display shows “RADIO M -
CODE ----”.
The secret code comprises four figures,
each corresponding to one of the dash-
es.
To enter the first digit of the code, press
the corresponding button of the preset
stations (from 1 to 4). Press repeatedly the
preset buttons 1-4 to enter the secret
code digits (from 0 to 9).
To confirm the required digit press 5
RPT.WAITING TIMES
In order to make code deactivation and
operation impossible, if a wrong code is
entered the next attempts to enter the
code are spaced by preset waiting times.
During these intervals the sound system
can be connected or disconnected but not
switched on.
During the waiting time the sound system
shall not be connected.
It shall however be connected with +12V
permanent voltage. The waiting time is over
when the display shows the figure and the
dashes of the next attempt (e.g. 2 - - -).
The following table shows the times be-
tween one attempt and the other.
Waiting time passes keeping the radio
on. When turning the radio on/off,
counting restarts from the start of the
current attempt.
The waiting time is over when the display
shows the figure and the dashes of the
next attempt (e.g. 2 - - - ).Vain attempts Waiting
(on the display) time (about)
1 1 minute
2 2 minutes
3 4 minutes
4 8 minutes
5 16 minutes
6 30 minutes
7 1 hour
8 2 hours
9 4 hours
10 8 hours
11 16 hours
12 24 hours
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ENTERING THE SECRET CODE
OF THE CD CHANGER
Should the control code between the
sound system and the CD Changer be not
recognised, to restore CD Changer regu-
lar operation the four-digit secret code
must be entered manually.
When entering the secret code, the dis-
play shows: “CDC M --CODE ----”.
The secret code comprises four figures,
each corresponding to one of the dashes
and it is different for each CD Changer.
To enter the first digit of the code, press
the corresponding button of the preset
stations (from 1 to 4). Press repeatedly the
preset buttons 1-4 to enter the secret
code digits (from 0 to 9).To confirm the required digit press 5 RPT.
If the code has been entered properly, the
radio and the CD Changer start to work
regularly.
Otherwise try to enter the secret code a
second and even a third time if required.
After the third negative attempt, the radio
sets in “stand-by” for about 1 hour before
enabling other three attempts.